"Enemies of country colluding with Pakistan": BJP's Kavinder Gupta on blast in J-K's Akhnoor

Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], February 12 (ANI): After two soldiers were killed in a suspected Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast in Akhnoor, BJP leader Kavinder Gupta on Wednesday termed the incident as "sad" and said that Pakistan is frustrated seeing peace in Jammu and Kashmir.
"This was a conspiracy hatched by terrorists from across the border. This is a very sad incident. Pakistan is frustrated seeing peace in Jammu and Kashmir and that is why they keep carrying out such incidents... The army is on alert and as a result, there is peace on the border... This is the result of some enemies of the country colluding with Pakistan," Gupta told ANI.
Two soldiers lost their lives in a suspected Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast in the Laleali area of Akhnoor Sector on Tuesday, the Army said.
According to a post on X from the Army's White Knight Corps, the blast occurred while the soldiers were conducting fence patrol operations along the border.
"Suspected Improvised Explosive Device blast reported in Laleali in Akhnoor Sector, J-K during a fence patrol resulting in two fatalities. Own troops are dominating the area and search operations are underway. White Knight Corps salutes and pays tribute to the supreme sacrifice of two gallant soldiers," White Knight Corps of Indian Army posted on X.
On Tuesday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah instructed the Border Security Force (BSF) to ensure 'zero infiltration' from the International Border with Pakistan by strengthening the border grid and use of advanced technologies while chairing a high-level Jammu and Kashmir security review meeting here in the national capital.
He directed the BSF, the border guarding force mandated to guard the 3323 km India-Pakistan border, to adopt strong vigil, strengthen the border grid and use advanced technologies for surveillance and border guarding to stop infiltration menace. (ANI)